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Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Reportedly Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations
2023-05-02
The Iranian state-sponsored group Cotton Sandstorm, linked to the IRGC, has integrated generative AI into cyber influence operations. In December 2023, it launched Operation “For Humanity," using AI-crafted messaging to hijack a U.S.-based IPTV streaming service with propaganda about the Israel-Hamas conflict. The group also engages in election-related reconnaissance, which suggests they used AI-enhanced influence efforts ahead of the 2024 U.S. election.
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Unverified 'Daniel Robson' Journalist Persona Reportedly Used AI-Assisted Content and an AI-Generated Headshot in Canadian Media
2026-09-24
From at least August 2025 through September 2026, a contributor using the name Daniel Robson reportedly used AI-assisted writing and an AI-generated headshot while presenting himself as a real Canadian journalist, accumulating bylines across several outlets. Publishers later said they could not verify his identity and removed his work. Türkiye Today alleged that some pieces targeted Moroccan dissidents and promoted pro-Morocco narratives.
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The New York Times Reportedly Sues OpenAI and Microsoft Over Alleged Unauthorized AI Training on Its Content
2023-12-27
The New York Times alleges that OpenAI and Microsoft used millions of its articles without permission to train AI models, including ChatGPT. The lawsuit claims the companies scraped and reproduced copyrighted content without compensation, in turn undermining the Times’s business and competing with its journalism. Some AI outputs allegedly regurgitate Times articles verbatim. The lawsuit seeks damages and demands the destruction of AI models trained on its content.
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